This Week in the Nintendo eShop

While we all wait for Xenoblade Chronicles 3D to launch tomorrow, we can stay busy with the slew of fun releases today. First and foremost is Affordable Space Adventures, the latest from Knapnok Games that makes great use of the GamePad as you pilot a cheap spacecraft through uncharted territories. On the Virtual Console, two more DS games comes to the Wii U in Yoshi Touch & Go and WarioWare: Touched!. A spring sale is also under way on the eShops, with deep discounts on Captain Toad: Treasure Tracker, Pikmin 3, and more. Lastly, don't forget that Etrian Mystery Dungeon came out on 3DS earlier this week.

Wii U Original Download Games

Affordable Space Adventures ($19.99)

Pick up your GamePad and get ready to use it in conjunction with your TV in Knapnok Games' Affordable Space Adventures. This moody game challenges you with a variety of puzzles that require you to use the GamePad's touch screen and buttons to guide a busted spacecraft through uncharted terrain. If you want to, you can add up to two other players to help you move the ship around. From what I've played, Affordable Space Adventures is super incredible. If you want to use your GamePad in interesting ways, check it out.

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New 3DS Retail Games

Xenoblade Chronicles 3D ($39.99, available April 10)

What time is it? Are you really feeling it? Regardless, if you missed out on the spectacular RPG Xenoblade Chronicles when it came out on Wii in 2012, you should check out this New 3DS exclusive port. It stars Shulk (from Smash Bros.) as he is placed right in the middle of a war between man and machine. Xenoblade is a long adventure that mixes traditional JRPG design with elements from MMOs. It's a masterpiece. If you doubt me, check out IGN's review.

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3DS Retail Games

Etrian Mystery Dungeon ($39.99)

Combining elements from the Etrian Odyssey and Mystery Dungeon series, Etrian Mystery Dungeon is the latest 3DS RPG from Atlus. It's a turn-based roguelike RPG that is very challenging, tasking you with exploring randomized dungeons with a four-character party. If you're up for a good old-fashioned RPG challenge, this is a game to check out.

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Wii U Virtual Console

Yoshi Touch & Go ($9.99)

Coming out back in 2005, Yoshi Touch & Go was a little light on content for a DS retail game. However, on the Wii U eShop, this interesting arcade-style game where you use the touch screen to guide Yoshi might be worth a second look. Either way, former IGN editor Craig Harris loved it back in the day.

WarioWare Touched ($9.99)

This 2005 DS game showed off how the touch screen could be used in fun, bite-sized ways. While a lot of those ideas have been iterated on 3DS, smartphones, and tablets, this DS game is still entertaining in a way that the WarioWare series always has been. Back when it launched, IGN really enjoyed it.

3DS Original Download Games

Pokémon Rumble World (Free)

The next free-to-play Pokémon game takes the dungeon-crawling Diablo-esque mechanics of the spinoff Rumble series and makes it free to dive into. Pokémon Rumble World tasks you with collecting every known Pokémon and using them to fight through different levels and challenges. The best part about this game is that, if you wind up spending roughly $30 on in-app purchases, you won't be able to spend anymore. So you can play Rumble World for free if you want, or you can buy the whole game $30. If Nintendo makes more free-to-play games like this, I think we'll all be happy.

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Runny Egg ($1.99)

In Runny Egg, you play as an egg who runs. This egg also jumps, rolls, and more. Throughout this 2D platformer, you can upgrade your egg and unlock egg recipes to make your egg stronger. Truth be told, this game doesn't look that bad. It's just unfortunate every other game this week looks more interesting.